Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I hid | 'ana chabbeetaacnaa Kabbyt | أنا َ خـَبّيت |
| We hid | 'ihna chabbeenaiicHnaa Kabbynaa | إحنا َ خـَبّينا |
| You(m) hid | 'inta chabbeetiicnta Kabbyt | إنت َ خـَبّيت |
| You(f) hid | 'inti chabbeetiiicnti Kabbyty | إنت ِ خـَبّيتي |
| You(pl) hid | 'intu chabbeetuiicntoo Kabbytoo | إنتوا خـَبّيتوا |
| He/it(m) hid | huwa chabbahuwa KabbY | هـُو َ خـَبّى |
| She/it(f) hid | hiya chabbithiya Kabbit | هـِي َ خـَبّـِت |
| They hid | humma chabbuhumma Kabboo | هـُمّ َ خـَبّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might hide | 'ana yimkin 'achabbiaacnaa yimkin aacKabby | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـَبّي |
| We might hide | 'ihna yimkin nichabbiiicHnaa yimkin niKabby | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـَبّي |
| You(m) might hide | 'inta yimkin tichabbiiicnta yimkin tiKabby | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّي |
| You(f) might hide | 'inti yimkin tichabbiiicnti yimkin tiKabby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّي |
| You(pl) might hide | 'intu yimkin tichabbuiicntoo yimkin tiKabboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّوا |
| He/it(m) might hide | huwa yimkin yichabbihuwa yimkin yiKabby | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَبّي |
| She/it(f) might hide | hiya yimkin tichabbihiya yimkin tiKabby | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّي |
| They might hide | humma yimkin yichabbuhumma yimkin yiKabboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَبّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I hide | 'ana bachabbiaacnaa baKabby | أنا َ بـَخـَبّي |
| We hide | 'ihna binchabbiiicHnaa binKabby | إحنا َ بـِنخـَبّي |
| You(m) hide | 'inta bitchabbiiicnta bitKabby | إنت َ بـِتخـَبّي |
| You(f) hide | 'inti bitchabbiiicnti bitKabby | إنت ِ بـِتخـَبّي |
| You(pl) hide | 'intu bitchabbuiicntoo bitKabboo | إنتوا بـِتخـَبّوا |
| He/it(m) hides | huwa biyichabbihuwa biyiKabby | هـُو َ بـِيـِخـَبّي |
| She/it(f) hides | hiya bitchabbihiya bitKabby | هـِي َ بـِتخـَبّي |
| They hide | humma biyichabbuhumma biyiKabboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـَبّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will hide | 'ana hachabbiaacnaa haKabby | أنا َ هـَخـَبّي |
| We will hide | 'ihna hanchabbiiicHnaa hanKabby | إحنا َ هـَنخـَبّي |
| You(m) will hide | 'inta hatchabbiiicnta hatKabby | إنت َ هـَتخـَبّي |
| You(f) will hide | 'inti hatchabbiiicnti hatKabby | إنت ِ هـَتخـَبّي |
| You(pl) will hide | 'intu hatchabbuiicntoo hatKabboo | إنتوا هـَتخـَبّوا |
| He/it(m) will hide | huwa hayichabbihuwa hayiKabby | هـُو َ هـَيـِخـَبّي |
| She/it(f) will hide | hiya hatchabbihiya hatKabby | هـِي َ هـَتخـَبّي |
| They will hide | humma hayichabbuhumma hayiKabboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـَبّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) hide! | chabbiKabby | خـَبّي |
| You(f) hide! | chabbiKabby | خـَبّي |
| You(pl) hide! | chabbuKabboo | خـَبّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is hidden | huwa michabbihuwa miKabby | هـُو َ مـِخـَبّي |
| She/it(f) is hidden | hiya michabbyahiya miKabbyaö | هـِي َ مـِخـَبّيـَة |
| They are hidden | humma michabbyeenhumma miKabbyyn | هـُمّ َ مـِخـَبّيين |
